President Trump announced on Truth Social he'll speak to the nation Thursday at 9 p.m. ET. The White House has offered no preview as tensions and legal fights swirl.

Top L.A. developers including Rick Caruso and Kilroy Realty wrote maximum donations to Xavier Becerra after the June primary as real estate money pivots to the runoff.

A Fort Myers federal judge ordered the release of Miakel Guerra Morales, who hijacked a plane in 2003, ruling ICE had no realistic plan to deport him.

Incumbent Scott Fitzgerald is defending Wisconsin’s 5th against Democrat Andy Beck in a suburban district; the partisan primary is Aug. 11 and the general election is Nov. 3.

Dozens of complaints allege Safer Portland canvassers misled signers as officials verify more than 60,000 signatures for a ballot measure to boost police staffing.

Former Orleans DA Leon Cannizzaro has been appointed to the 14‑member Judiciary Commission after retiring from the AG's office, prompting praise and concern across Louisiana.

Sen. Woodson Bradley is drafting a domestic violence offender registry after a fatal Pineville case and says she’s using Tennessee’s new system as a model. Lawmakers will debate scope and safeguards.

A City Council committee debated a proposal to let Atlanta police demand bars' financial records for forensic audits, prompting pushback over overreach and business costs.

Kevin Collins was sworn in as Covington’s police chief Monday, taking over after Michael Ferrell’s June retirement. City and regional law-enforcement leaders attended the ceremony.

State lawyers opened a trial in King County this week accusing Albertsons of dispensing hundreds of millions of opioid pills without proper safeguards. The case seeks abatement funding and could reshape pharmacy accountability in Washington.

Gov. Mike Braun says eligible state employees will get a one-time bonus in the July 29 paycheck; amounts vary by hire date and won’t change base pay.

Council will review zoning rules to allow cannabis dispensaries in commercial zones with buffers, security plans and operating limits.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani says he will keep working with Morris Katz even as DSA members call for a boycott over the strategist’s role in the Graham Platner fallout.